Rene Simpson

Rene Simpson Collins
Full nameNorine Karen Simpson[1]
Country (sports) Canada
Born14 January 1966
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Died17 October 2013(2013-10-17) (aged 47)
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired1998
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTCU Horned Frogs
Prize moneyUS$ 485,389
Singles
Career record161–133
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 70 (10 April 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1989, 1992, 1994)
French Open3R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1989, 1992, 1994, 1997)
US Open2R (1992, 1993)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record99–119
Career titles3 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (21 August 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1998)
US OpenQF (1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1992)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open1R (1995, 1996, 1997)
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open2R (1995)

Rene Simpson Collins (14 January 1966 – 17 October 2013) was a Canadian professional tennis player from Sarnia, Ontario. She reached a WTA singles ranking of 70 in 1989[2] and had a successful NCAA career for Texas Christian University.[3]

She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach from 1998 to 2000, and captain from 2001 to 2010.[4]

She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]

Simpson died on 17 October 2013 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 47.[6][5]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1988 Brasil Open Tier V Hard Argentina Mercedes Paz 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III, IV & V (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1994 Taiwan Open Tier V Hard Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai Belgium Nancy Feber
France Alexandra Fusai 		6–0, 7–6(12–10)
Win 2–0 Feb 1995 Puerto Rico Open Tier III Hard Germany Karin Kschwendt Italy Laura Golarsa
United States Linda Wild 		6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Apr 1995 VS of Houston, U.S. Tier II Clay Germany Wiltrud Probst United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf 		4–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Apr 1995 Zagreb Open, Croatia Tier III Clay Argentina Mercedes Paz Italy Laura Golarsa
Romania Irina Spîrlea 		7–5, 6–2

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 23 July 1989 Fayetteville, United States Hard United States Kimberly Po 6-4, 3-6, 0-6
Win 2. 21 January 1990 Waco, United States Hard United States Jeri Ingram 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
Win 3. 11 October 1992 Leawood, United States Hard United States Caroline Kuhlman 7-6, 1-6, 6-3
Win 4. 13 June 1993 Vancouver, Canada Hard United States Audra Keller 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
Win 5. 28 July 1996 Fayetteville, United States Hard United States Lilia Osterloh 6-4, 7-5

Doubles (3–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 21 January 1990 Waco, United States Hard United States Tory Plunkett United States Lindsay Bartlett
United States Shelly Bartlett 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 17 February 1991 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Netherlands Hellas ter Riet United States Penny Barg
United Kingdom Samantha Smith 		5–7, 2–6
Win 3. 6 August 1995 Mississauga, Canada Hard Canada Caroline Delisle Germany Kirstin Freye
Netherlands Anique Snijders 		6–3, 6–2
Win 4. 28 July 1996 Fayetteville, United States Hard Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan United States Jane Chi
United States Kelly Pace 		3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 5. 6 October 1996 Newport Beach, United States Hard Argentina Mercedes Paz United States Erika deLone
Australia Nicole Pratt 		6–3, 6–1

References

  1. ^ Profile at Sports Reference
  2. ^ "WTA | Players | Stats | Rene Simpson". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
  3. ^ http://lettermens.tcu.edu/s/441/letterman_internal.aspxsid=441&gid=1&pgid=1908[permanent dead link‍]?
  4. ^ "Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Former Canadian Fed Cup captain Rene Simpson dies at 47". CTV News. 17 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Canada tennis player, coach Rene Simpson, 47, dies". The Oklahoman. 17 October 2013.